Your Haters Are Dreaming About You

Dreaming of Your Haters

Scripture says, "For God speaks repeatedly, though people do not recognize it. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men while they slumber on their beds. Then He opens the ears of men and seals their instruction. That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man" (Job 33:14-16).

The Scripture clearly shows that God communicates through various means, but we often overlook His attempts. When other methods fail, He can speak to us through dreams, offering spiritual insight and demonstrating our victory over enemies in the spiritual realm. Building on this, I want to explore the meaning of dreams and how God may use our enemies' dreams to reveal His will to us.

In Judges 7, God told Gideon to prepare Israel's men for battle against the Midianites. He initially gathered an army of 32,000 soldiers, but God reduced it to 300. Naturally, Gideon might have wondered how such a small force could defeat the vast Midianite army. Recognizing Gideon's fears, God instructed him to secretly enter the Midianite camp at night and listen to their conversation (Judges 7:9-11). Hearing this, Gideon felt reassured and encouraged, as God revealed that He had already given the Midianite army into his hands.

It is essential to highlight the word "delivered" here, as it signifies that something had already happened spiritually. God was telling Gideon that, from a spiritual standpoint, Israel had already defeated the Midianites, even though they had not yet fought. Interestingly, God also used the dreams of Israel's enemies, the Midianites, to confirm the already achieved spiritual victory. Gideon overheard a Midianite sharing a dream about a loaf of barley bread rolling into the Midianite camp and toppling a tent (Judges 7:13-15). The other man interpreted this dream as a sign that Gideon would defeat the Midianites. Hearing this, Gideon bowed and worshipped God. He then returned to Israel's camp and declared that the Lord had granted them victory over the Midianites.

Isn't that incredible? This story illustrates that dreams and their meanings are not exclusive to Christians, as evidenced by the involvement of Israel's enemies. Moreover, dreams possess a spiritual aspect that can uncover secrets and offer insights into our daily worries or upcoming events. Since everything visible and invisible originates from the spiritual realm, God showed Gideon that victory was already secured before the physical battle began. Additionally, although the dream was positive, Gideon didn't just walk away confident solely because of it. The Bible says that after understanding the dream's interpretation, Gideon worshipped God. He acknowledged what God had already established in the spiritual world, which clearly favored Israel.

I often suggest that you cancel and rebuke any negative dreams through prayer immediately after you're awake. Regardless of the negativity in the dream, remember that dreams are spiritual in nature. The enemy often tries to form a spiritual covenant with the dreamer through such dreams. This is one way negative dreams can influence the physical world. Another way is by neglecting to rebuke or dismiss a negative dream, allowing it to manifest unintentionally. According to spiritual law, resisting the devil causes him to flee (James 4:7). If we do not resist, he remains. In Gideon's case, after receiving a positive dream about Israel's victory, he applied this principle by worshipping God and aligning himself with what God had already done spiritually.

In this teaching, it is shown that God may permit your haters to see in you what you might not recognize in yourself. These critics can also receive spiritual confirmations about you that you might have overlooked or misunderstood. Ultimately, we need to focus on our positive dreams while rejecting and rebuking our negative ones.

Kevin L A Ewing

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